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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:33:29 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303880Great write up Jon. I am a die hard Yankees fan living in DC and don’t get to see a lot of games, so I look forward to reading the Banter and all the comments. I think the replacements have done a great job so far and are keeping us in striking distance until the regulars get back. Go Yankees!
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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:41:58 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303870I thought all along that the pitching would keep us at least at 500. But I think the big story is Wells. Is he back? Small sample? If he’s for real and we can keep four solid outfielders rotating through the lineup, including DH after Black Hole Francisco gets released, we could keep some serious mo down the stretch…

And then Pineda decides he has something to prove…

]]>By: weeping for brunnhildehttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303869
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:17:48 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303869God, it kills me to have missed this game, and to be missing Mo and Andy.

Thanks, Jon, you have me salivating with this wrap-up.

]]>By: RIYankhttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303868
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:13:07 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303868[3] I guess I’d say more than 86, but not a lot more. I don’t think they make the playoffs without contributions from Teixeira and/or Granderson and something from Jeter.
]]>By: Capital Yankhttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303867
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:52:37 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303867[2] I dunno, the play after Overbay booted the ball at first, he snagged a would-be double to end the inning. On the whole, I think he’s a first baseman with pretty decent defensive skills who’s showing his age.
]]>By: bp1http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303864
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:47:40 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303864[3] I am starting to think this is a legit renaissance from Vernon Wells. He was a very good player, lost his way and become a poster child for bad contracts, and it feels like he had a real “come to Jesus” moment in the off season. I can see him being a solid contributor for the rest of the season – which surprises me to be honest. I thought he was a wasted signing.

Youk – I think we’re seeing exactly what he is. An oft-injured player who still works a count and has flashes of goodness, but isn’t “great”. And he’s Youk. Yuck.

As I said above, Overbay seems to have left his glove with his prior team. Can’t wait for Tex to come back and play first base.

Outfield – Gardy is hitting about how I expected (not very well) but Ichiro is a surprise.

We’re getting more from Cervelli than anyone expected, for sure. That for sure is sample size – look for a correction back to norm sometime.

So – yeah – I dunno. It looks like this team will be able to hold things together as the regulars start to come back, and the rotation looks good. I didn’t think they were as bad as people thought they were (rarely are – the press loves to predict doom for the Yankees), but they’re not a 100 win team. I think low 90′s is very reasonable. It will be a dog fight for the AL East this year.

]]>By: Jon DeRosahttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303863
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:39:19 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303863[3] If they get to keep the current roster intact with no injuries to main players, I think they are better than .500 because of the pitching. Robertson and Rivera are among the best end-game options in baseball and CC, Pettitte and Kuroda give the Yanks great chance to win each time they pitch. If the rotation gets dented or Cano goes down, that changes things.

And of course Wells, Cervelli and Hafner won’t hit this well for long, so I’m not counting on that going forward.

… This is a:
less then .500 team
around a .500 team
85-86 Wins
More then 86 Wins.

]]>By: bp1http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303861
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:21:17 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303861Ok – someone’s gotta say it. When Overbay was signed, he came with the tag “can’t hit much anymore but great defensively”. I didn’t see last night’s play, but I’ve seen enough games where he hasn’t looked all that great at first. Am I wrong and just happening to catch the bad spots, or is his glove not what the reputation would lead us to believe? He’s booted several so far this year it seems.
]]>By: RIYankhttp://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/04/25/stiff/#comment-303860
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:59:10 +0000http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=101716#comment-303860Good, “tested the breadth of his back.” It was a back breadth test. Say that three times fast.
Also, Mo-fecta, yes — I told someone it was a Classic, too, actually.
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